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: Neuroethics and Law

PEBS News Roundup from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

By Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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The Program in Ethics and Brain Sciences (PEBS) is a collaborative neuroethics effort of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Johns Hopkins Brain Sciences Institute. The primary goal of PEBS is to ensure that research in brain science proceeds with an informed understanding of ethical issues, and that philosophical and empirical analyses of the advances in brain research proceeds with an informed understanding of the science.

In the Academic Literature:
Unintended Changes in Cognition, Mood, and Behavior Arising from Cell-Based Interventions for Neurological Conditions: Ethical Challenges
American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 9(5)31-36

Circular Analysis in Systems Neuroscience: The Dangers of Double Dipping
Nature Neuroscience 12: 535-540

Stimulating Brains, Altering Minds
Journal of Medical Ethics 35: 289-292

Long-term Effects of Pallidal or Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation on Quality of Life in Parkinson?s Disease
Movement Disorders Published Online May 1, 2009

Burst Spiking of a Single Cortical Neuron Modifies Global Brain State
Science 324(5927) 643-646

Self-Control in Decision-Making Involves Modulation of the vmPFC Valuation System
Science 324(5927) 646-648

Crossmodal Transfer of Emotion by Music
Neuroscience Letters 455(2) 129-133

Timing, Timing, Timing: Fast Decoding of Object Information from Intracranial Field Potentials in Human Visual Cortex
Neuron 62(2) 281-290

Evidence for Highly Selective Neural Tuning to Whole Worlds in the ?Visual Word Form Area?
Neuron 62(2) 199-204

Disruption of NMDAR-dependent Burst Firing by Dopamine Neurons Provides Selective Assessment of Phasic Dopamine-dependent Behavior
PNAS 106(18) 7281-7288

In the Popular Press:
A Guy, A Car: Beyond Schizophrenia
NY Times May 4, 2009

Evolution of Human Consciousness, With Words, Music and Brain Imagery
NY Times May 4, 2009

Why People Are Better At Lying Online Than Telling a Lie Face-to-face
Science Daily May 5, 2009

Stumbling Blocks on the Path of Righteousness
NY Times May 4, 2009

Dancing Parrots Could Help Explain Evolution of Rhythm New Scientist May 1, 2009

Babies Brainier Than Many Imagine
Science Daily May 7, 2009

For any PEBS related questions: Contact Program Coordinator, Alan Regenberg | alanr@jhu.edu
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics | 201North Charles, Suite 1701 | Baltimore, MD 21201

Full post as published by Neuroethics and Law on May 07, 2009 (boomark / email).